2017 Careers fair for Bulgarians abroad United Kingdom and Germany

Supported by: Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, London Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Berlin

Table of contents:

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1. Summary

2. Our mission

3. Participating companies in 2016

4. Who we are

5. Our motivation

6. Target group

7. BG Careers Fair in 2016

8. What do you gain from your participation

9. Event schedule

10.Practical workshop

11.Packages and services

12.Contacts

The Careers Fair is organized by and for the Bulgarian communities abroad

This is the first of its kind careers fair created for and by Bulgarian students abroad

Held once a year in the UK (March) and Germany (April)

Free for participants and free basic package for companies with extra services available

Targeted specifically at Bulgarian students and young professionals in the UK and Germany

New online platform, which allows you to reach your target group more efficiently (online access to CVs and job offerings)

Any profit goes towards covering the costs of the fairs and as re-investment in the project

We would be delighted if you can participate in this year’s edition of

BG Careers Fair!

Our mission

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This is why we, the team of the Bulgarian Careers Fair, took the cause of breaking this circle and showing all naysayers that there is a future in Bulgaria and for Bulgaria, but also that we are the ones who need to create it.

The Bulgarian Careers Fair is organized by and for the Bulgarian communities abroad. It is Bulgarian students abroad who stand in the core of the organisation and who have set their mind on helping as many compatriots of theirs as possible to return and accomplish themselves in Bulgaria. In our country, nowadays, a dominant belief exists that it is simply not possible for a person to fulfil their full potential professionally in Bulgaria. Furthermore, in recent years emigration rates of young, highly qualified and able people have reached alarming levels. These two mutually reinforcing factors have created a vicious circle.

Participating companies in 2016

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✓40+ top companies

The participating companies in the London and Frankfurt Careers Fairs 2016 were…

The project is taking place for a 4th consecutive year…

500+ participants 90+ universities

Who we are

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A group of entrepreneurial students and young professionals currently studying/working

in the UK, Germany, and Bulgaria Our aim is to create direct contact and information exchange between Bulgarians abroad and top companies recruiting in Bulgaria

Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in London Bulgarian societies at British Universities: London School of Economics, University of Edinburgh and University of Dundee Bulgarian societies at German universities: Universität Mannheim, Goethe Universität

Frankfurt, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt

We have built a network and maintain connections with Bulgarian communities throughout the UK and Germany

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Our motivation

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The human capital in Bulgaria Strategic solutions

40% decrease in the availability of young work force from 2010 to 2020

Decrease in innovation due to emigration of qualified individuals 1

Skill deficit risks limit growth potential (EC 2016, p.5-6)

Return to Bulgaria Bulgarian communities abroad

Targeting and attracting students/young professionals currently abroad, who can con- tribute using their international experience 2

The innovative Bulgarian companies are growing 150% faster 3

Developing existing talents 4

A large community of highly qualified individuals

UK: 6255 studying, +100 000 working (HESA 2015, ONS 2015)

DE: 7717 studying, +85 000 working (DAAD 2014, DW 2015)

Oversaturated job market and political obstacles in front of Bulgarians in the UK and Germany

Good career opportunities in Bulgaria: State №1 in the EU for outsourcing 2, growing Services and IT sectors

Target group

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Bulgarian students and young professionals

Bulgarian students from 90+ top universities in the United Kingdom and in

Germany

Highly qualified professionals: 29% of all participants have +3 years

experience and 28% have 1-2 years experience

61% students 39% professionals

42%

15%

14%

9,7%

7,1%

5,3%

3,5%

Business, Management

Law, politics, IR

IT

Finance, Accounting

Engineers, Architects

Marketing, Communications

Psychology, Philosophy, …

56,5%

20,7%

5,4%

4,3%

4,3%

4,3%

3,3%

Business, Management

IT

Engineers, Architects

Bio, Chemistry, Medicine

Law, politics, IR

Math, Physics, Stats

Finance, Accounting

Top degrees for London Top degrees for Frankfurt

BG Careers Fairs in 2016

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92%

94%

0% 50% 100%

% participants, who would visit again/recommend us

% exhibitors, who would participate again

120+ job advertisements on our website in 2016

7600+ job advertisements views in 2016

370+ new CVs collected in 2016

BG Careers Fair‘s web platform

Took place for a fourth consecutive year in London and for a second consecutive

year in Frankfurt

500+ participants in 2016

Success stories from 2016 and past years:

https://bgcareersfair.com/category/success-stories/

What do you gain form your participation?

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Get into contact with more than 5700 Bulgarian students in the UK and 7500 students in Germany

Attract talent from leading universities in the UK and Germany

Be among the first companies with exclusive and direct access to highly qualified candidates with experience abroad

Gain access to a database with hundreds of CVs of Bulgarian students and young professionals in the UK and Germany

Hold a practical workshop and interact with the participants in a working envinronment

Career Fairs Schedule

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11th March 2016 (London) and 22nd April 2016 (Frankfurt) 1

Where?

When?

London and Frankfurt

What?

• Comprehensive Careers Fairs • Online services (access to CVs and job adverts)

• Services during the fairs (company presentations and positioning)

• Networking after the fairs

(1) The dates are tentative and will be confirmed

Practical workshop

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What is a practical workshop?

The practical workshops will be a part of the presentations program on the fairs in

2017

Practically-oriented and interactive

Within a time frame of 45 minutes to one hour

Hold a discussion or give a lecture on a relevant topic, chosen by you

What do you gain?

PR and branding

Great opportunity to meet and evaluate the visitors in real time

Cooperation and feedback from BG Careers Fair

Campaign to promote the workshop before the event

We will be happy to cooperate and to give you feedback on

your practical workshop ideas.

Packages and Services: 4 different options

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Packages

and services

Type of package Sponsor Premium Standard Basic

1 location (London/Frankfurt) 1600 lv 480 lv 180 lv free

2 locations (London and Frankfurt) 1600 lv 660 lv 260 lv free

CVs and

positions

Access to database with hundreds of participants’ CVs

Free for all locations

Free for all locations

Publishing job vacancies on our website up to 124 up to 85 up to 45

During the fairs

Individual company stand Normal1 Normal Normal Small2

Food and beverages ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Cocktails and informal networking ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Venue space for a company banner 23/banner wall 23 23 13

Company presentation (optional) 30 min

Choice of location for your stand ✓

Choice of time for your presentation ✓ (1)Size 80х120 cm. (2)Size 80х80 cm. (3)Roll-up banner space (up to 2 x 0.8 m). (4)Promoting your job vacancies on our website as well as in the social network of BG Careers and via email for the span of one year. (5)Promoting your job vacancies on our website for the span of one year.

Packages and Services: 4 different options

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Packages

and services

Type of package Sponsor Premium Standard Basic

1 location (London/Frankfurt) 1600 lv 480 lv 180 lv free

2 locations (London and Frankfurt) 1600 lv 660 lv 260 lv free

Branding

Positioning your company logo on our website

As “sponsor“ (first line)

Center Bottom Bottom

Promoting your company before the fairs

PR publications HR employee +

manager HR employee +

manager HR employee

Sponsors’ branding

Exclusive sponsor of BG Careers Fаir – up to 3 sponsors, featured on all

promotional materials ✓

Logo on branded visitors’ bags (including option for your company’s

promo materials) ✓

Logo on a branded wall next to the registration desk

✓

Featured logo on our brochures with the schedule of the event

✓

Additional services

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Additional services Companies visiting at least

one location

Distance

participants

Access to a CV database with all registered

visitors of the event (both locations)

300 lv 1 480 lv 1

Publishing vacancies on our website – normal

(price per job offer per month) 40 lv 1 40 lv 1

Publishing vacancies on our website – priority

(price per job offer per month) 60 lv 1 60 lv 1

Installing a banner wall 75 lv 1

Presentation (up to 30 min.) 120 lv 2

Practical Workshop (45 min. to 1 hour) 210 lv 2

(1) The price is valid for both locations (Frankfurt and London). (2) The price is valid for one location.

Contacts

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Email: Partners@bgcareersfair.com

In Sofia (on phone or meeting in person):

Angel Shotev (+359888530892); Yavor Gochev (+359897728607)

Website: http://bgcareersfair.com/

Facebook: UK & Germany